Things to do today

BUNS POP-UP: Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown presents a hot cross buns pop-up in Covent Garden, which is sure to be scrumptious. Primrose Bakery, Covent Garden, just turn up, 9am-4pm

CARPENTRY EXHIBITION: See all the great things that The Carpentry Club has put together in this exhibition. Every wooden thing you can think of is on display: from chopping boards to go-karts. Oxford House, free, just turn up, 12-18 April

POP-UP CARDS: A chance for your child to make you an Easter card that you'll cherish for years to come, at this pop-up card making workshop. Age 8+. Geffrye Museum, £20, book ahead, 2pm-4pm

EXPERT WITNESSES:This Gresham College lecture debates the merits and problems of relying on expert witnesses in the family courts. Barnard's Inn Hall, free, just turn up,6pm

DREAMING: Arrive from reality, then find yourself slowly sinking into your subconscious. Experience a full sonic and visual experience filled with art and live performances, all focusing on the subject of dreaming. Rich Mix, £3, book ahead, 6.30pm

ROBOTIC SURGERY: Hear how modern day surgeons are realising the impossible through the use of robots and 3D printing. The Royal Institution, £14/£10/£7, book ahead, 7pm-8.30pm

BOOK LAUNCH: Poet Inua Ellams launches his new book at Southbank Centre's Poetry Library — the location where much of the book was written. Hear short readings from Ellams himself, plus there's a live DJ. Poetry Library, free, book ahead,8pm

AWKWARD TALK: When it comes to growing up, there's one conversation that all parties involved dread. The Talk. Well here's a show dedicated to that awkward and difficult watershed moment when families discuss sex. Battersea Arts Centre, £12.50/£10, book ahead, 8.30pm

Art review: refugee portraits

Eva Frankfurther uses a drab, dull palette of browns and greys — perfect for her paintings of refugees and working people in austere times, dockers having a meagre lunch and families going about their day to day lives. Downstairs is work of Germans who fled to the UK, including some fantastic drawings and paintings by Auerbach. It's a perfect time to look at the great contributions to art by refugees. Refugees: The Lives Of Others at Ben Uri Gallery, 108a Boundary Road, NW8 0RH,until 18 June (lower galleries until 4 June) ★★★★☆ (Open every day) Tabish Khan

Theatre review: objectivity versus empathy in consent

Anna Maxwell Martin. Photo: Sarah Lee

Nina Raine's new play Consent examines a rape case, where the lawyers for the prosecution and defence are friends. The debate over how empathy and emotion can be reconciled with rationality and objectivity is then played out in the men's own lives as their marriages fall apart. The play is well written, thought provoking and strongly acted — Anna Maxwell Martin proves particularly fine. Sometimes the intellectual exploration of the characters' motivations makes it difficult for us simply to feel their pain and emotions, but, considering the serious subject matter, the play succeeds in eliciting many — albeit occasionally nervous — laughs. Consent, National Theatre, £15-50,4 April-17 May ★★★★☆ [Monday-Saturday] Sam Smith

Good cause for the day

CHARITY FOOTBALL: Watch a group of ex-pros and celebrities battle it out in this charity football match. Footballing legends Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles share the pitch with celebrities such as Josh Cuthbert and Dan Edgar. All proceeds go to Action for Children and The Brain Tumour Charity. Millwall FC £7.50/£10/£25, book ahead, 20 May

Funzing

Sex & Relationship mentor Colin Richards will will explain how our early life influences effect our attractions to others and our subsequent sexual behaviours. Colin will also then show you how by adopting a new way of listening and communicating, you can go a long way to overcoming repeated behaviour patterns to achieve the relationship and sexual connection you really want. Get tickets

The London Undergound is over 150 years old, and it's seen a thing or two in its time. Are you brave enough to face the ghosts of the Underground? Travel through the home of the Bank's Black Nun, learn about the elderly angel who saved a tube worker from death, and come to face to face with Farringdon's screaming spectre. Bring your oyster card and discover the hidden secrets of the Underground.
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Explore the mystical world and reconnect with your inner goddess (or god) through practices like astrology, herbalism and tarot at Anoushka's magikal Moonlight Goddess gathering. The practices will also teach you how to apply what you learn to the physical realm of your everyday life.
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